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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Finkel writes in Chapter 8 that "capturing Knight was the human equivalent of netting a" (37) what?
2. The hermit's "moral code" (4) required that he refrain from stealing any object that looked as if it had what quality?
3. The 273 words contained within Knight's first letter to Finkel was broken into how many paragraphs?
4. In which two centuries did the Desert Fathers and Desert Mothers inhabit caves on either side of a particular river?
5. What adjective does Finkel use to describe his journalistic past?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Finkel go about portraying Sergeant Terry Hughes in a sympathetic light and for what purpose does he take this action?
2. Discuss one unsuccessful technique Finkel used in his efforts to connect with Christopher Knight, North Pond hermit.
3. How does Knight feel about the methods he used to survive 27 years in the woods of Central Maine?
4. Describe Knight's sole encounter with another human during his time living in the forest, according to Finkel in Chapter 5.
5. What is the significance of the fact that when the police arrested Knight, he was wearing a pair of Lands' End size 38 jeans?
6. How does Finkel use historical allusions to shed further light on the case of the North Pond hermit?
7. Discuss an instance when Finkel uses a metaphor to communicate with the reader about an aspect of Knight's life.
8. What do books symbolize within the narrative of The Stranger in the Woods?
9. What two images does Finkel include prior to Chapter 1 of The Stranger in the Woods and why?
10. What qualities does Central Maine have that Finkel says were conducive to Knight's life plan?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Finkel’s use of the motif of sound within the nonfiction work The Stranger in the Woods.
Essay Topic 2
Examine how Finkel goes about connecting his own personal experiences with the story about Christopher Night contained within The Stranger in the Woods. How does Finkel accomplish this goal and how does this goal relate to the overarching themes of the text?
Essay Topic 3
How is the theme of injustice portrayed within The Stranger in the Woods? Examine Finkel's treatment of and messages regarding injustice throughout the work.
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